Emil alexander wutericii



(No Model.)

E. A. WTERIOH.

NIGOTINE COLLECTOR. No. 415,690. Patented Nov. 19; 1889.

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UNITED vSTATES PATENT OFFICE.

EMIL ALEXANDER IVTERICI'I, OF LONDON, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX, ENGLAND.

NICOTINE-COLLECTOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 415,690, dated November 19, 1889.

Application tiled June 24, 1889. Serial No. 315,406. (No model.) Patented in England February 22, 1889, No. 3,199.l

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EMIL ALEXANDER IVTERICH, a citizen of Switzerland, residing at London, in the county of Middlesex, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Nicotine- Collectors, (for which I have received Letters Patent in England, No. 3,199, February 22, 1889,) of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to devices for collecting the nicotine formed in pipes, cigar-holders, and the like; and it consists in a novel construction of the same, as hereinafter Inore fully set forth and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view o a pipe with the stein in section, showing my invention applied thereto; and Figs. 2, 3, and 4, enlarged sectional views illustrating slight modifications.

The object of my invention is to provide a device or appliance for tobacco-pipes or cigar or cigarette holders that shall prevent the nicotine reaching the mouth of the smoker.

My device for this purpose is composed of a tube A, made of some suitable absorbent, permeable, or porous Inate1ilsucl1, for eX- ample, as blotting-paper, felt, ora textile fabric-and .closed at one end and open at the other. At the open end the tube is provided or formed with a collar or boss a to nt the bore of the .stem of the pipe, and at the closed end there is preferably, though not necessarily, a boss or enlargement b, somewhat smaller in diameter than the bore of the pipe, this enlargement being for the purpose of keeping the tube from contact with theinner l wall of the stem.

The device above described is placed in the stem of the pipe or cigar-holder, the closed end being next to the bowl. Vhen the pipe is in use, the smoke, being` unable to enter the closed end of the tube, passes into the space between the tube and the walls of the stem, and as it cannot get beyond the flange or collar ce at the open end of the tube it is compelled to pass through the material of which the tube is made, and it then Hows through the tube to the open end of the same, and thence to the mouth-piece of the pipe. The

smoke in passing through the material of the tube,which, as already explained, 1s of an absorbent and permeable nature, is deprived of the nicotine or moisture therein, this being retained by the absorbent Inaterial. Consequently the smoke reaches the mouth of the smoker in a ltered' or purified state. In some cases I surround the absorbent tube with a tube of card-board or other rigid Inaterial, which fits the bore of the pipe, an annular space being left between the tWo tubes, as shown in Fig. el, which space the smoke from the bowl enters, and is then. drawn through the absorbent material.

lVhen the device above described has bev come foul, which will be the case after having been used a few times, it can be readily withdrawn from the pipe and be replaced by a fresh one. In order to facilitate its with drawal the boss or collar c at the open end Inay have a tubular or other continuation c, of cardboard or other like material, which can be taken hold of by the iingers.

If desired, the absorbent permeable material employed can be medicated or chemically treated with tannic acid or other substance, or perfumed.

, The manner of constructing the tube is a matter that Inay be varied considerably without departing from my invention. For instance, its inner end may be closed by turning the material forming the tube inside of the latter, as in Fig. 2, or it may be closed by a separate cap, as in Fig. 3. The size and proportion of the device will of course be varied to suit the different-sized pipes and holders.

Various other modifications will readily suggest themselves but as these fall within the scope of the manufacturer I do not deem it necessary to refer particularly to them.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A tube for collecting nicotine, made ofa porous material and closed at its inner end, the porosity of the material being such as to permit the passage therethrough of smoke and air and the retention of the nicotine.

2. In combination with a pipe, cigar-holder, or like device, the removable collecting-tube A, of smaller diameter than the bore of the pipe, and composed of a permeable absorbent material, said tube being closed at its inner end, all substantially as shown.

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3. In combination with a pipe, cigar-holder, or like device, tube A, closed at its inner end and provided with a boss or enlargement a.

4. Ineombination with a pipe, oigar-holder, or like device, the removable porous collecting-tube A,`of smaller diameter than the bore of the pipe, provided with a collar or enlargement b at its closed end.

5. In combination with a pipe, cigar-holder, or like device, the removable collecting-tube A, of; smaller diameter than the bore of the pipe-stem, composed of permeable material and provided with a handleor extension c.

G. In combination with a pipe, cigar-holder, or like device, the tube A, closed at its inner end and provided with a collar b at its inner end, and with a collar a and a handle c at its outer end, the said tube being adapted to be inserted into the bore of the pipe-stem, as and for lthe purpose set forth.

In Witness whereof I hereunto sefI my hand in the presence of two witnesses EMIL ALEXANDER VUTERICH.

W'itnessesz' JAMES P. LEE, WALTER SCOTT. 

